What is Shakyo (写経)?
To write a Buddhist Sutra using Japanese brush and ink. It helps you concentrate and become "MU", a state of complete concentration.
This was the second time I experienced Shakyo. It is one of my favorite ways of spending holiday, time of inner-reflection. If you want to release stress from work, Shakyo is much better than partying.
And it is so difficult to concentrate while writing the chinese characters. Things just keep popping into mind. But at some point you might felt the "MU" concentration, and it is interesting to see how letters reflect the state of mind. The Buddhist sutra is about the relation between the world and human. How about spending two hours in a quiet tatami room, cicadas singing as BGM, and forgetting your noisy "real life"?
Where to experience:
Some buddhist temples rent out tools and room for Shakyo. These days, the original sutura is printed on paper with light ink so you can easily trace over it. Still takes about two hours to complete.
The temple I went was Hasedera Temple
http://www.hasedera.jp/words/english/e1.html
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